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Which 1993 constitutional crisis culminated in the military shelling of the parliament building and the dissolution of the Supreme Soviet by presidential decree?

Answer: The October Events — The constitutional crisis of September–October 1993 pitted President Yeltsin against the Supreme Soviet; it ended with tanks firing on the White House and the adoption of a new constitution in December.

The constitutional crisis of September–October 1993 pitted President Yeltsin against the Supreme Soviet; it ended with tanks firing on the White House and the adoption of a new constitution in December.

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